legislation: 96-hconres-418

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96-hconres-418 96 hconres 418 A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in the public schools. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1980-08-25 1980-08-25 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19] IL R R000012 24 Declares the sense of Congress that the Constitution of the United States does not preclude, and that public school authorities should recognize the value of, periods of silence (for silent prayer, meditation, contemplation, or introspection) in the public schools to be used at the discretion of individual students. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  

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